Curtain-fixture.



J. KRODER. CURTAIN FIXTURE.l

APPLIoA'rIoN FILED nu a1,` 1an.

Patented Mar. 5, 1-912.

WITNESSES y JOHN Knopen, or NEW Yoan, N. Y.

` CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

l Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

' Application filed May 31, 1911. Serial No. 630,319.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Knonnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident o the city of New York, borough of Manhat tan, in the county and State otl New York, have invented a new and Improved Curtain- Fixture, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object ofthe invention is to provider a new and improved curtain ixture, more especially designed for use on vestibule doors, windows and the like, and arranged .to permit of conveniently andy securely telling the curtain-holding rod in position on the'supporting brackets, or toallow ol removing the rod from the brackets, the rod being free of projections at the ends, thus permitting easy slippingv of the pocket or hem of the curtain over either end onto the rod.

For the purpose mentioned each bracket is provided with a socket having an interior annular bead, and the end of the rod is yielding and provided with an exterior annular groove, so that when the angular end is passed into the socket it yields in passing the annular bead, and the latter finally snaps into the groove, thus securely locking the rod in position on the bracket.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented .in the accompanying drawings, orming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indrcate corresponding parts in all the views.

, Figure 14 is a perspective view of the curtain li'xture; Fig. 2 1s an enlarged cross section of one of the brackets on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, also showing the corresponding @end of the rod in elevation and detached IA, adapted to engage the sockets B and B from the-bracket; and Fig. 3 is a cross sec-` f tion of the same with the parts locked in position.

The curtain rod shown in F ig. l consists of tubular telescoping sections A, A provided at their ends'with angular' arms A?,

attached to or formed on brackets "l, C attached to a door, window or other part ou which the curtain ixture is to be used. Each of the sockets B and B is provided with an inwardly-extending amuilar bead B2, adapted to engage 'a corrrsgiomlingly shaped annular groove A4 formed exteriorly in the corresponding arm A2 or A3 of l external tearing the pocket or hem.

`the rod sections A or A. The ends of the arms A2 and A3 fit snugly into the sockets B, B and in order head B2 with the annular groove A4, it is necessary. that the terminal of each arm A2, AB is split, members r are turned inward toward each `other to form a rounded off end for each arm, and the members A6 of the rounded ott' end are freeto yield on pushing the arm A2 or A3 into the socket B or. B so as to pass the annular bead B2 and to cause the latter to snap into the corresponding annular groove A4, thus securely locking the rod sections i place in the sockets B and B of the brackets C, C.

It will be noticed by reference to Figs.. 2 and 3 that the arms A2 and A8 are free of 'projections and consequently the pocket' or hem of the curtain can be readily slipped over the end onto the rod sections, or removed therefrom without danger of The sections A and A forming the curtain rod are preferably of the split kind, but I do not limit myself to this particular construction.

It will be noticed that when it is desired `to remove the curtain rod from the sockets,

1t is onlyr necessary for` the user to exert a 'straight outward pull on the arms A? and A3 to disengage the beads B2 from the annular grooves A4, the split members A yielding suiticiently in an inward direction to pass the annular bead B2. By the arrangement described the sectional 'curtain rod can be conveniently placed and securely held in position in the sockets of the brackets or removed therefrom whenever it is de sired todo so. 2

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: i

l. A curtain fixture, comprising brackets each having a socket formedwith an internal bead, and a rod formed of telescoping sections having their ends split and each' formed with an external annular groove in the split end, the members of the split ends being bentinwardly toward each other to torni rounded ends.

2. A curtain fixture, comprising a pair of brackets each having a socket provided with an interior annular bead, and a`rod made in tubular 'telescoping sections terminating at indicated at A5, and the split to engage the annular y their outer ends in. angular arms, the terml- Intestmony whereof I havel signed my nals of which are split and the sphi mem nume to this speoicution in the presence of bers being bent lnward toward each othexl to. two suhcrlbmg wltnessos.

form a, rounded 0H end, each arm having an l JOHN KRODER. 5 exterior annular groove immediately in the Witnesses: f

rear of the rounded o end to be ongagedby Timo. G. Hos'rnn,

-the'said annular bead. JouN P. DAVIS. 

